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Subject: Franco said to have stolen Cliff Richard's glory
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/08 at 8:41 am
MADRID (Reuters) -
British singer Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco fixed the vote, according to a documentary.
Richard was the bookmakers' favorite to win with his song 'Congratulations' however Spanish contestant Massiel pipped him to the title by just one point with 'La La La' -- Spain's first of two victories in the competition's 52-year history.
"It was a fix," the documentary's producer Montse Fernandez Vila quoted Spanish television presenter Jose Maria Inigo as saying. "Massiel won Eurovision with bought votes."
Spanish TV executives traveled Europe promising to buy second-rate programs and concerts billing strange acts in return for Eurovision votes, Inigo told the documentary.
Victory was seen as vital to General Franco's fascist regime in boosting Spain's image abroad, Fernandez Vila said.
Subject: Re: Franco said to have stolen Cliff Richard's glory
Written By: Gis on 05/06/08 at 9:14 am
The SCANDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How dare they rob Cliff!
Subject: Re: Franco said to have stolen Cliff Richard's glory
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/08 at 9:16 am
The SCANDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How dare they rob Cliff!
Exactly, even the song that won (La La La) was a rip-off for Death of a Clown!
Subject: Re: Franco said to have stolen Cliff Richard's glory
Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 05/11/08 at 2:33 am
Cliffy has been saying to anyone who would listen for 40 years that he was robbed. He has finally been vindicated !
Safe to say no one has performed La La La to the Queen and late Queen Mum on their birthdays!